Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH FRONTAL SINUS EXPLORATION, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF TISSUE FROM FRONTAL SINUS, WHEN PERFORMED
Erie, PA
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UPMC Hamot’s median price of $7.8k is 15% above the median hospital's median price ($6.8k), higher than 69% of the 1,858 hospitals reporting CPT 31276. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 12 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $837 | $837 | — | — | — | $837 – $837 |
| 2 | Highmark commercial - indemnity/commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 5 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 6 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 7 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.2k | $8.2k | — | — | — | $8.2k – $8.2k |
| 10 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.2k | $8.2k | — | — | — | $8.2k – $8.2k |
| 11 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.2k | $8.2k | — | — | — | $8.2k – $8.2k |
| 12 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.2k | $8.2k | — | — | — | $8.2k – $8.2k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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